The New Yorker - November 19, 1984
cover art by Arthur Getz
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Plant of the Day
Saturday 16 March 2024
The seed-heads of ornamental Allium (onion) cultivars make a classic dried display through the winter. There are plenty of seeds still which can be collected and sown for spring.
Jill Raggett
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I am strong, but I am tired, Stephen, tired of always having to be the strong one, of always having to do the right thing.
-- Brenda Joyce
(Bregenz, Austria)
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Kitten at the window | Auckland Libraries Heritage Images Collection
Cat on chair. | Auckland Libraries Heritage Images Collection
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Flowers on Windowsill - Peter Sculthorpe
Canadian, b.1948 -
Watercolor and gouache on paper, 16 x 15 1/2 in.
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I wish I could create Instagram posts with “smell o vision”, because this fragrant herb is Cinnamon Basil (Ocimum basilicum).
The Cinnamon Basil is the same species as normal Italian Basil but the scent is more like a rich floral and spicy perfume than mere cinnamon. Among its bouquet of secondary metabolites is methyl cinnamate, the same naturally occurring chemical that gives cinnamon its distinctive flavour. The cinnamon basil originated in Mexico and is used in both sweet and savoury dishes.
I grew this unusual herb from seed here in the UK and it is flourishing in the greenhouse. The plant is reported to repel white fly although this has not been thoroughly researched yet.
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Plant of the Day
Saturday 6 January 2024
The cacti and succulent window display at Stamford Botanics, Lincolnshire, UK, included Kalanchoe humilis 'Desert Surprise' (flaming Katy). This tender succulent is easy to grow developing large light green paddle shaped leaves with distinct maroon stripes and having long lasting flowers.
Jill Raggett
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Pears on a Windowsill
By Jeff Stanford, 2023
Buy prints at:
https://jeff-stanford.pixels.com/
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